Third Chugoku A/F to contain bio-repellent Selektope

JUNE 22, 2017 — Chugoku Marine Paints (CMP) has added a third product containing the the bio-repellent antifouling ingredient Selektope. Chugoku’s Sea Grandprix 880HS Plus is based on hydrolyzing technology and can

Ritz-Carlton gets into the cruise yacht market

JUNE 22, 2017 — The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C., part of Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) is getting into the high end boutique yacht cruise business. Called the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, the

TTS books its largest ever Syncrolift order

JUNE 22, 2017 — Norwegian headquartered TTS Group has booked a new contract for a 9,000 tonne Syncrolift (ship lift) and a transfer system for Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works Limited (KSEW)

Princess Cruises names Yao Ming and Ye Li as Cruise Ambassadors

JUNE 21, 2017 — Princess Cruises reports that Yao Ming and his wife, Ye Li, will serve as Inaugural Cruise Ambassadors for Princess Cruises in China and officially name the new Majestic

Damen to build 19 vessels for Russian Far East project cargoes

JUNE 21, 2017 — Damen Shipyards Group has won an order to build 19 specially customized shallow draft vessels for German heavy lift specialist Combi Lift. The vessels will be used to

MTU Friederichshafen has new “green” paint shop

JUNE 21, 2017 — Rolls-Royce Power Systems is putting a new paint shop into operation at its MTU Plant 2 in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The new shop will make painting operations more efficient

Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven keeps busy as it preps for new projects

JUNE 20, 2017 — Work on four cruise ships has kept Germany’s Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven GmbH, now owned by Malaysian-based Genting Group, busy in the past few months as it gears up

Svitzer tug becomes world’s first remotely operated commercial vessel

JUNE 20, 2017 — Rolls-Royce and global towage operator Svitzer have successfully demonstrated the world’s first remotely operated commercial vessel in Copenhagen harbor, Denmark. Earlier this year, one of Svitzer’s tugs, the

Petrobras settles suit with Vanguard Group

JUNE 20, 2017—The board of directors of Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras has approved an agreement to settle a shareholder lawsuit brought in U.S. Federal Court by The Vanguard Group, one of

Only minor damage to box ship that collided with USS Fitzgerald

JUNE 19, 2017 — ACX Crystal, the containership that collided with the USS Fitzgerald on June 17, arrived at Oi Terminal in Tokyo the next day and started unloading. The Philippine-flag ship

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